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  • Wait... did someone call Russell Wilson "not so mobile?" Yikes. Get a TV. Or ESPN.com so you know he ran for 569 yards this season.

    Did we see what happened to ACTUALLY not-so-mobile Peyton Manning if he tried to throw over 4 yards? He got hit or pushed off his spot, which he hates.

    This thread title is correct: It's a pass the ball, rush the passer league. Seattle forced Manning out of his comfort zone like the Giants treated Tom Brady... and the Patriots early treated Peyton Manning. You can't do that to Wilson because he'll roll out, extend the play, and complete the pass.

    Like Manziel, against top competition. Or Kaepernick, the NFC runner-up who ran for 524 yards.

  • No, in the matchup, Denver's offensive line was overrun, intimidated and completely

    out of sync. They are used to "omaha" etc. My guess is, they changed things up to fool

    Seattle, but only screwed themselves up.

    And Seattle's offensive line could blow the Denver defense off the los. The right of their oline

    is two first rounds and a second. Or was that two seconds and a first....

    Seattle won with a 3rd round qb. They have a winning formula for drafting a bunch

    of players who in important ways, are a lot alike on the field, to really become a TEAM.

    Peyton Manning in his prime wouldn't have helped the Broncos win last night. It isn't so much

    where you draft, as much as who you draft. And Russel Wilson would never have gotten to the superbowl

    with the Browns, or several other teams. It's a team game, and the Seahawks have terrific talent

    at every position to make the superbowl possible.

    @calfoxwc said:

    No, in the matchup, Denver's offensive line was overrun, intimidated and completely

    out of sync. They are used to "omaha" etc. My guess is, they changed things up to fool

    Seattle, but only screwed themselves up.

    And Seattle's offensive line could blow the Denver defense off the los. The right of their oline

    is two first rounds and a second. Or was that two seconds and a first....

    Seattle won with a 3rd round qb. They have a winning formula for drafting a bunch

    of players who in important ways, are a lot alike on the field, to really become a TEAM.

    Peyton Manning in his prime wouldn't have helped the Broncos win last night. It isn't so much

    where you draft, as much as who you draft. And Russel Wilson would never have gotten to the superbowl

    with the Browns, or several other teams. It's a team game, and the Seahawks have terrific talent

    at every position to make the superbowl possible.

    I don't disagree. The Broncos played bad. That's why I said what I said, the Seahawks played better football. But one game isn't indicative of the talent level of the entire team. The Broncos lines performed much better all season long, with both their starting LT and C on IR, therefore the argument that you invest heavily in the lines isn't valid in this case.

    I played line, I understand how important the position is. I'm not undervaluing the line by any means. But consistency is much more important than investing five first rounders.

  • Wait... did someone call Russell Wilson "not so mobile?" Yikes. Get a TV. Or ESPN.com so you know he ran for 569 yards this season.

    Did we see what happened to ACTUALLY not-so-mobile Peyton Manning if he tried to throw over 4 yards? He got hit or pushed off his spot, which he hates.

    This thread title is correct: It's a pass the ball, rush the passer league. Seattle forced Manning out of his comfort zone like the Giants treated Tom Brady... and the Patriots early treated Peyton Manning. You can't do that to Wilson because he'll roll out, extend the play, and complete the pass.

    Like Manziel, against top competition. Or Kaepernick, the NFC runner-up who ran for 524 yards.

    @shep said:

    Wait... did someone call Russell Wilson "not so mobile?" Yikes. Get a TV. Or ESPN.com so you know he ran for 569 yards this season.

    Did we see what happened to ACTUALLY not-so-mobile Peyton Manning if he tried to throw over 4 yards? He got hit or pushed off his spot, which he hates.

    This thread title is correct: It's a pass the ball, rush the passer league. Seattle forced Manning out of his comfort zone like the Giants treated Tom Brady... and the Patriots early treated Peyton Manning. You can't do that to Wilson because he'll roll out, extend the play, and complete the pass.

    Like Manziel, against top competition. Or Kaepernick, the NFC runner-up who ran for 524 yards.

    'not so mobile' in the fact that they don't run a run-option scheme, he is mobile enough to get out of jams and can get to the first line marker.

    he is not colin kaepernick who scrambles for 40 yards.

    that's the difference you QB loving so and so.

    i'd love to see manziel do that in the NFL.

    pleez god now draft him so we can all (all of that disagree with a manziel pick) can blast you for 5 years on how you are an epic failure in your QB draft analysis.

    wasn't it quinn who you pined for? or was it anderson? maybe charlie frye? you've been aces on all your picks.

  • @calfoxwc said:

    No, in the matchup, Denver's offensive line was overrun, intimidated and completely

    out of sync. They are used to "omaha" etc. My guess is, they changed things up to fool

    Seattle, but only screwed themselves up.

    And Seattle's offensive line could blow the Denver defense off the los. The right of their oline

    is two first rounds and a second. Or was that two seconds and a first....

    Seattle won with a 3rd round qb. They have a winning formula for drafting a bunch

    of players who in important ways, are a lot alike on the field, to really become a TEAM.

    Peyton Manning in his prime wouldn't have helped the Broncos win last night. It isn't so much

    where you draft, as much as who you draft. And Russel Wilson would never have gotten to the superbowl

    with the Browns, or several other teams. It's a team game, and the Seahawks have terrific talent

    at every position to make the superbowl possible.

    I don't disagree. The Broncos played bad. That's why I said what I said, the Seahawks played better football. But one game isn't indicative of the talent level of the entire team. The Broncos lines performed much better all season long, with both their starting LT and C on IR, therefore the argument that you invest heavily in the lines isn't valid in this case.

    I played line, I understand how important the position is. I'm not undervaluing the line by any means. But consistency is much more important than investing five first rounders.

    @tim-couch-pulls-out said:

    But consistency is much more important than investing five first rounders.

    nobody on here i think is advocating picking an OL in the first round (although it wouldn't bother me). at least admit and address that our right side of the line is horrific and has been for years now.

    and i don't care about stats. the right side of the OL has sucked and anyone who watches the browns knows that.

  • @shep said:

    Wait... did someone call Russell Wilson "not so mobile?" Yikes. Get a TV. Or ESPN.com so you know he ran for 569 yards this season.

    Did we see what happened to ACTUALLY not-so-mobile Peyton Manning if he tried to throw over 4 yards? He got hit or pushed off his spot, which he hates.

    This thread title is correct: It's a pass the ball, rush the passer league. Seattle forced Manning out of his comfort zone like the Giants treated Tom Brady... and the Patriots early treated Peyton Manning. You can't do that to Wilson because he'll roll out, extend the play, and complete the pass.

    Like Manziel, against top competition. Or Kaepernick, the NFC runner-up who ran for 524 yards.

    'not so mobile' in the fact that they don't run a run-option scheme, he is mobile enough to get out of jams and can get to the first line marker.

    he is not colin kaepernick who scrambles for 40 yards.

    that's the difference you QB loving so and so.

    i'd love to see manziel do that in the NFL.

    pleez god now draft him so we can all (all of that disagree with a manziel pick) can blast you for 5 years on how you are an epic failure in your QB draft analysis.

    wasn't it quinn who you pined for? or was it anderson? maybe charlie frye? you've been aces on all your picks.

    @miktoxic said:

    'not so mobile' in the fact that they don't run a run-option scheme, he is mobile enough to get out of jams and can get to the first line marker.

    he is not colin kaepernick who scrambles for 40 yards.

    that's the difference you QB loving so and so.

    i'd love to see manziel do that in the NFL.

    pleez god now draft him so we can all (all of that disagree with a manziel pick) can blast you for 5 years on how you are an epic failure in your QB draft analysis.

    wasn't it quinn who you pined for? or was it anderson? maybe charlie frye? you've been aces on all your picks.

    So has the Browns scouting department.

    Colin Kaepernick runs a 4.53.

    Russell Wilson runs a 4.55.

    Wilson possesses the same speed as Kaep, he just plays in a different offense.

    Manziel is rumored to run around a 4.53. Why couldn't he do the same?

    People like to forget that Manziel was scouted, and offered a scholarship, by Chip Kelly. He was a verbal commit to Oregon, backed out and chose A&M instead.

    Why exactly can't Manziel run in the NFL?

  • I'm kinda liking manziel a little bit more. With the right coaching and system he could be good. But then again so could anybody else.

    Some of these posts like manziel is better than Wilson, and mobile QBs are better are a bit ludicrous tho.

  • @miktoxic said:

    'not so mobile' in the fact that they don't run a run-option scheme, he is mobile enough to get out of jams and can get to the first line marker.

    he is not colin kaepernick who scrambles for 40 yards.

    that's the difference you QB loving so and so.

    i'd love to see manziel do that in the NFL.

    pleez god now draft him so we can all (all of that disagree with a manziel pick) can blast you for 5 years on how you are an epic failure in your QB draft analysis.

    wasn't it quinn who you pined for? or was it anderson? maybe charlie frye? you've been aces on all your picks.

    So has the Browns scouting department.

    Colin Kaepernick runs a 4.53.

    Russell Wilson runs a 4.55.

    Wilson possesses the same speed as Kaep, he just plays in a different offense.

    Manziel is rumored to run around a 4.53. Why couldn't he do the same?

    People like to forget that Manziel was scouted, and offered a scholarship, by Chip Kelly. He was a verbal commit to Oregon, backed out and chose A&M instead.

    Why exactly can't Manziel run in the NFL?

    @tim-couch-pulls-out said:

    So has the Browns scouting department.

    Colin Kaepernick runs a 4.53.

    Russell Wilson runs a 4.55.

    Wilson possesses the same speed as Kaep, he just plays in a different offense.

    Manziel is rumored to run around a 4.53. Why couldn't he do the same?

    People like to forget that Manziel was scouted, and offered a scholarship, by Chip Kelly. He was a verbal commit to Oregon, backed out and chose A&M instead.

    Why exactly can't Manziel run in the NFL?

    Because his running style is not Wilson's. Kapernick has at least 3 inches and 20 pounds on Johnny Football. Try telling me that doesn't matter.

    You take one of those extreme pirouettes or cuts Manziel routinely does at the wrong time, namely a TJ Ward style shot to the leg, and it's bye-bye ACL or more.

    BTW, if Manziel can clock a sub-4.4 at the combine, I may slightly change my mind.

  • @tim-couch-pulls-out said:

    So has the Browns scouting department.

    Colin Kaepernick runs a 4.53.

    Russell Wilson runs a 4.55.

    Wilson possesses the same speed as Kaep, he just plays in a different offense.

    Manziel is rumored to run around a 4.53. Why couldn't he do the same?

    People like to forget that Manziel was scouted, and offered a scholarship, by Chip Kelly. He was a verbal commit to Oregon, backed out and chose A&M instead.

    Why exactly can't Manziel run in the NFL?

    Because his running style is not Wilson's. Kapernick has at least 3 inches and 20 pounds on Johnny Football. Try telling me that doesn't matter.

    You take one of those extreme pirouettes or cuts Manziel routinely does at the wrong time, namely a TJ Ward style shot to the leg, and it's bye-bye ACL or more.

    BTW, if Manziel can clock a sub-4.4 at the combine, I may slightly change my mind.

    @hoorta said:

    Because his running style is not Wilson's. Kapernick has at least 3 inches and 20 pounds on Johnny Football. Try telling me that doesn't matter.

    You take one of those extreme pirouettes or cuts Manziel routinely does at the wrong time, namely a TJ Ward style shot to the leg, and it's bye-bye ACL or more.

    BTW, if Manziel can clock a sub-4.4 at the combine, I may slightly change my mind.

    I'd love some video breakdown of the differences in their "running styles".

    I hear about this a good amount from people here, yet rarely anywhere else.

  • @hoorta said:

    Because his running style is not Wilson's. Kapernick has at least 3 inches and 20 pounds on Johnny Football. Try telling me that doesn't matter.

    You take one of those extreme pirouettes or cuts Manziel routinely does at the wrong time, namely a TJ Ward style shot to the leg, and it's bye-bye ACL or more.

    BTW, if Manziel can clock a sub-4.4 at the combine, I may slightly change my mind.

    I'd love some video breakdown of the differences in their "running styles".

    I hear about this a good amount from people here, yet rarely anywhere else.

    @tim-couch-pulls-out said:

    I'd love some video breakdown of the differences in their "running styles".

    I hear about this a good amount from people here, yet rarely anywhere else.

    Good Lord, just pull up a YouTube of Manzel- and tell me with a straight face you don't see extreme cutting, Hell, watching his footwork on the first video I pulled up, I'm surprised he hasn't blown out a knee yet with no hit. We're talking Erick Metcalf level dancing.

  • @hoorta said:

    Because his running style is not Wilson's. Kapernick has at least 3 inches and 20 pounds on Johnny Football. Try telling me that doesn't matter.

    You take one of those extreme pirouettes or cuts Manziel routinely does at the wrong time, namely a TJ Ward style shot to the leg, and it's bye-bye ACL or more.

    BTW, if Manziel can clock a sub-4.4 at the combine, I may slightly change my mind.

    I'd love some video breakdown of the differences in their "running styles".

    I hear about this a good amount from people here, yet rarely anywhere else.

    @tim-couch-pulls-out said:

    I'd love some video breakdown of the differences in their "running styles".

    I hear about this a good amount from people here, yet rarely anywhere else.

    Manziels definitely a little more wreckless running the ball. At least as far as tucking it and sliding. The good news is those issues are pretty fixable. so I don't judge him on that alone.

    There's other more pertinent potential issues to discuss with manziel IMO. Like, partying problems and can he effectively throw without escaping the pocket. You won't get those 10 second crazy plays in the big leagues. You have to get rid of it correctly fast. Extending the play is good if nothing's open. But I've seen manziel tape of him passing on open targets and extending a play forever until his primary read reroutes for the 3rd time to get open.

    Maybe a limited sample, but those plays don't happen in the NFL often.

  • @tim-couch-pulls-out said:

    But consistency is much more important than investing five first rounders.

    nobody on here i think is advocating picking an OL in the first round (although it wouldn't bother me). at least admit and address that our right side of the line is horrific and has been for years now.

    and i don't care about stats. the right side of the OL has sucked and anyone who watches the browns knows that.

    @miktoxic said:

    nobody on here i think is advocating picking an OL in the first round (although it wouldn't bother me). at least admit and address that our right side of the line is horrific and has been for years now.

    and i don't care about stats. the right side of the OL has sucked and anyone who watches the browns knows that.

    I might advocate taking an OL in the first round....if like David Yankey were there for our #26 pick....and there truly seemed to be no better option.

  • Manziels definitely a little more wreckless running the ball. At least as far as tucking it and sliding. The good news is those issues are pretty fixable. so I don't judge him on that alone.
    There's other more pertinent potential issues to discuss with manziel IMO. Like, partying problems and can he effectively throw without escaping the pocket. You won't get those 10 second crazy plays in the big leagues. You have to get rid of it correctly fast. Extending the play is good if nothing's open. But I've seen manziel tape of him passing on open targets and extending a play forever until his primary read reroutes for the 3rd time to get open.
    Maybe a limited sample, but those plays don't happen in the NFL often.
    ****************************

    Exactly - the NFL is a man's game, and a lot of work ethic is required.

    Manziel could turn out to be locked in to what he is in college - a spectacular

    improviser.

    But like a lot of NFL players have said "in the NFL, every player was great in college"

    What if, in interviews, he comes across like a lazy off the field hotshot who isn't coachable?

    Still think he's the guy at 4 because he was great in college?

  • @tim-couch-pulls-out said:

    I'd love some video breakdown of the differences in their "running styles".

    I hear about this a good amount from people here, yet rarely anywhere else.

    Good Lord, just pull up a YouTube of Manzel- and tell me with a straight face you don't see extreme cutting, Hell, watching his footwork on the first video I pulled up, I'm surprised he hasn't blown out a knee yet with no hit. We're talking Erick Metcalf level dancing.

    @hoorta said:

    Good Lord, just pull up a YouTube of Manzel- and tell me with a straight face you don't see extreme cutting, Hell, watching his footwork on the first video I pulled up, I'm surprised he hasn't blown out a knee yet with no hit. We're talking Erick Metcalf level dancing.

    Extreme cutting?

    Okay.

    "Hey, Haslam. This is your scouting department. We're not comfortable taking Manziel. Yeah, the guy just cuts way too hard. I'm talking extreme cutting. We'd feel more comfortable with a guy who just runs into contact or, better yet, just falls and turtles whenever a defender gets within five yards. Better to save those knees than get yards."

    That is literally the dumbest thing I've heard on here in a long time.

  • Not really. In the NFL, he won't get away with that kind of cutting - the talent level

    is far higher across the board for him to get away with it like he did in college.

    It's a concern.

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    Speaking of which... despite Peyton setting a SB record for completions (yup, he did), I do not see him "going out" on this game. He loves it too much.Tour


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    Yeah, he sure did complete em...he's a brilliant qb. And he loves it. Amazing - and maybe he might


    stay one more year. Or maybe he was playing hurt or something. But he does need some offensive linemen,


    and more than Welker to beat the likes of Seattle, a team with no weaknesses at all. It would be ironic


    to have him eventually retire, and take a qb coaching/fo job with Elway and the Broncos, eh?



    But despite Peyton being arguably the best qb ever? His yards per pass was 5.7. That's kinda


    telling, I think. And Denver only managed 1.9 yards per rush. Your right though, Peyton will


    probably come back again - but they need to beef up their secondary, and offensive line.

    @calfoxwc said:

    It would be ironic to have him eventually retire, and take a qb coaching/fo job with Elway and the Broncos, eh?

    I have a feeling Peyton's next stop is either a broadcast booth (MNF?) or studio. After that it'll be Canton... then maybe coaching.

    @tim-couch-pulls-out said:

    I wouldn't include Tom Brady. He has tremendous pocket awareness, but that's where his elusiveness stops. Rodgers, however, is an apt comparison.

    All you need is a quarterback who's mobile enough to extend plays, a la Roethlisberger and Wilson.

    I believe Bortles is more than mobile enough to elude rushers, as is Manziel.

    Agree on Brady.... one of the knocks on him in the draft was how slow afoot he was. He ran a 5.28 40 at the 2000 combine.

    Big Ben is the odd duck, adding strength into the mix.

    Completely agree on Bortles. When I started watching Bortles I could not believe how fast he was.

    @cdl15 said:

    Best ever???? That was ARGUEABLE last week. Now it's official. NO FUCKING WAY.

    Still in the argument as far as I am concerned. Peyton's just in that "physically diminished" phase now. Most of the great QB end up there.

  • @jcam222 said:

    and on and and on................................................... Truth is if any of us were half as good at identifying which QB prospect is going to be a stud in the NFL we would be making a fat paycheck working for a team in the NFL.

    what's the Browns gm excuse

    @cdl15 said:

    what's the Browns gm excuse

    no excuse, they are just rolling the dice like we are although they have a lot more info than us.

  • @hoorta said:

    Good Lord, just pull up a YouTube of Manzel- and tell me with a straight face you don't see extreme cutting, Hell, watching his footwork on the first video I pulled up, I'm surprised he hasn't blown out a knee yet with no hit. We're talking Erick Metcalf level dancing.

    Extreme cutting?

    Okay.

    "Hey, Haslam. This is your scouting department. We're not comfortable taking Manziel. Yeah, the guy just cuts way too hard. I'm talking extreme cutting. We'd feel more comfortable with a guy who just runs into contact or, better yet, just falls and turtles whenever a defender gets within five yards. Better to save those knees than get yards."

    That is literally the dumbest thing I've heard on here in a long time.

    @tim-couch-pulls-out said:

    We'd feel more comfortable with a guy who just falls and turtles whenever a defender gets within five yards. Better to save those knees than get yards."

    That is literally the dumbest thing I've heard on here in a long time.

    Tell that to Peyton Manning. No the dumbest thing is you refusing to admit the same thing other guys here are seeing- Manziel's running style puts him at an above average risk of a serious knee injury. .

  • @calfoxwc said:

    It would be ironic to have him eventually retire, and take a qb coaching/fo job with Elway and the Broncos, eh?

    I have a feeling Peyton's next stop is either a broadcast booth (MNF?) or studio. After that it'll be Canton... then maybe coaching.

    @tim-couch-pulls-out said:

    I wouldn't include Tom Brady. He has tremendous pocket awareness, but that's where his elusiveness stops. Rodgers, however, is an apt comparison.

    All you need is a quarterback who's mobile enough to extend plays, a la Roethlisberger and Wilson.

    I believe Bortles is more than mobile enough to elude rushers, as is Manziel.

    Agree on Brady.... one of the knocks on him in the draft was how slow afoot he was. He ran a 5.28 40 at the 2000 combine.

    Big Ben is the odd duck, adding strength into the mix.

    Completely agree on Bortles. When I started watching Bortles I could not believe how fast he was.

    @cdl15 said:

    Best ever???? That was ARGUEABLE last week. Now it's official. NO FUCKING WAY.

    Still in the argument as far as I am concerned. Peyton's just in that "physically diminished" phase now. Most of the great QB end up there.

    @tour2ma said:

    I have a feeling Peyton's next stop is either a broadcast booth (MNF?) or studio. After that it'll be Canton... then maybe coaching.

    Agree on Brady.... one of the knocks on him in the draft was how slow afoot he was. He ran a 5.28 40 at the 2000 combine.

    Big Ben is the odd duck, adding strength into the mix.

    Completely agree on Bortles. When I started watching Bortles I could not believe how fast he was.

    Still in the argument as far as I am concerned. Peyton's just in that "physically diminished" phase now. Most of the great QB end up there.

    up there with Favre and Warner period. No better no worse.
  • Zombo said:

    Mobile quarterbacks: Not "new"!

    Z

    Right... Pretty sure Steve Young won a couple Super Bowls...

    @thenew23 said:

    Right... Pretty sure Steve Young won a couple Super Bowls...

    Funny thing about the mobile qb especially Steve Young. Young would never survive in today's nfl.(his running style). People forget being the best mobile qb ever came with a very steep price. What he have like 15 concussions? His career woulda been over after what 3 in today's game. Kaep, Wilson, and Newton will need to adapt. Hell Wilson and kaep both had less designed qb runs than last year and will have less next year.

    I'll take a pocket passer all day with the smarts to get yrds when everything breaks down. Stay in the pocket where it's safe and ur protected.

    Actually big Ben is more of where the nfl is going. Andrew luck and cam Newton is where u wanna go.

  • @calfoxwc said:

    But despite Peyton being arguably the best qb ever? His yards per pass was 5.7. That's kinda

    telling, I think. And Denver only managed 1.9 yards per rush. Your right though, Peyton will

    probably come back again - but they need to beef up their secondary, and offensive line.

    Best ever???? That was ARGUEABLE last week. Now it's official. NO FUCKING WAY. Like I have said before he gets thrown in with Brett Favre and Kurt Warner category. Chasing Brady, Montana, and Bradshaw. This we know is true.

    Games 1-16 Best Ever. No arguments from me. But best ever is out of question for sure.

    @cdl15 said:

    Best ever???? That was ARGUEABLE last week. Now it's official. NO FUCKING WAY. Like I have said before he gets thrown in with Brett Favre and Kurt Warner category. Chasing Brady, Montana, and Bradshaw. This we know is true.

    Games 1-16 Best Ever. No arguments from me. But best ever is out of question for sure.

    Is Trent Dilfer a better QB than Dan Marino then?

    This ringss judgement on QBs is from the 80s and needs to be put to bed once and for all.

    Manning is twice the QB Tom Brady is